The proposed rezoning comprises approximately 437.7 acres within the William Burgess Overlay District.  The rezoning request is from Open Rural (OR), Commercial Judicial (CJ), and Residential Judicial (RJ) to Transect Districts defined in Article 43 of the Land Development Code (LDC) The William Burgess Mixed-Use Activity Center Overlay District, adopted July 8, 2019 by Ord. 2019-20, as T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General Zone, T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone, T-3 Sub-urban Zone, and T-1 Conservation Zone.  Article 43 adopts, by reference, the William Burgess District Context and Connectivity Blueprint (WBCCB) to govern development within the overlay district.

According to Section 4.2 of the WBCCB, transect zones are used to include provisions for a mixture of uses, building design, density, height, street design, parks, open spaces, and other similar components of local environments. The T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General zone is intended to be a mixed-use zone arranged in a residential urban fabric with densities from 8-15 units per acre. This district is intended to provide a variety of uses needed to support communal life within walking distance with uses including multi-family residential, office buildings, retail establishments, civic uses, educational facilities, and similar. The T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone is intended to be compact and walkable with retail, service, and civic uses/facilities necessary to support day-to-day life without predominate use of the automobile. This zone has densities ranging from 5-10 dwelling units per acre and allows for a mixture of residential types such as multi-family, townhomes, and single family. The T-3 Sub-urban zone is a low-density residential zone with densities from 2-5 units per acre and includes predominately single-family detached homes with some single family attached units.  The T-1 Natural Zone consists of lands unsuitable for development, such as designated wetlands, the Conservation Habitat Network (CHN), and other environmentally sensitive areas. Section 4.3 of the WBCCB outlines the uses designated for each transect zone.

The proposed transect zones will require a large-scale Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment on the property to re-designate the parcels to their companion transect zones, T-4, T-3.5, T-3, and T-1, for which the applicant has applied in conjunction with this application (CPA20-004). The proposed rezoning and FLUM amendments are consistent. 

The proposed rezoning comprises approximately 437.7 acres within the William Burgess Overlay District.  The rezoning request is from Open Rural (OR), Commercial Judicial (CJ), and Residential Judicial (RJ) to Transect Districts defined in Article 43 of the Land Development Code (LDC) The William Burgess Mixed-Use Activity Center Overlay District, adopted July 8, 2019 by Ord. 2019-20, as T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General Zone, T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone, T-3 Sub-urban Zone, and T-1 Conservation Zone.  Article 43 adopts, by reference, the William Burgess District Context and Connectivity Blueprint (WBCCB) to govern development within the overlay district.

According to Section 4.2 of the WBCCB, transect zones are used to include provisions for a mixture of uses, building design, density, height, street design, parks, open spaces, and other similar components of local environments. The T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General zone is intended to be a mixed-use zone arranged in a residential urban fabric with densities from 8-15 units per acre. This district is intended to provide a variety of uses needed to support communal life within walking distance with uses including multi-family residential, office buildings, retail establishments, civic uses, educational facilities, and similar. The T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone is intended to be compact and walkable with retail, service, and civic uses/facilities necessary to support day-to-day life without predominate use of the automobile. This zone has densities ranging from 5-10 dwelling units per acre and allows for a mixture of residential types such as multi-family, townhomes, and single family. The T-3 Sub-urban zone is a low-density residential zone with densities from 2-5 units per acre and includes predominately single-family detached homes with some single family attached units.  The T-1 Natural Zone consists of lands unsuitable for development, such as designated wetlands, the Conservation Habitat Network (CHN), and other environmentally sensitive areas. Section 4.3 of the WBCCB outlines the uses designated for each transect zone.

The proposed transect zones will require a large-scale Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendment on the property to re-designate the parcels to their companion transect zones, T-4, T-3.5, T-3, and T-1, for which the applicant has applied in conjunction with this application (CPA20-004). The proposed rezoning and FLUM amendments are consistent. 

Consider R20-003, the rezoning of approximately 437.7 acres located on the north and south side of William Burgess Boulevard, between the Robert M. Foster Justice Center and Harvester Street, from Open Rural (OR), Commercial Judicial (CJ) and Residential Judicial (RJ) to Transect Districts defined in the William Burgess District Context and Connectivity Blueprint as T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General Zone, T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone, T-3 Sub-urban Zone, and T-1 Conservation Zone. District 3.  (Staff recommends approval).

Customary staff time associated with application review and agenda preparation. Supported by applicable fees.

The purpose of the William Burgess Context and Connectivity Blueprint (WBCCB), adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in July 2019, is to focus growth in an area already experiencing development pressures, where there are existing utilities, planned transportation networks, and can ensure there are the civic facilities in the future to facilitate growth. Compact, mixed-use development patterns are more fiscally  sustainable, decrease the cost in time, money, and energy of providing and maintaining services, and promote walkable development at the human-scale. The proposed amendment implements the vision adopted by the County by the WBCCB.

Consider R20-003, the rezoning of approximately 437.7 acres located on the north and south side of William Burgess Boulevard, between the Robert M. Foster Justice Center and Harvester Street, from Open Rural (OR), Commercial Judicial (CJ) and Residential Judicial (RJ) to Transect Districts defined in the William Burgess District Context and Connectivity Blueprint as T-4 Urban Edge/Urban General Zone, T-3.5 Urban Transitional Zone, T-3 Sub-urban Zone, and T-1 Conservation Zone. District 3 (Staff recommends approval).